Biology:Meza banda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Meza banda
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M. banda
Binomial name
Meza banda
(Evans, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gastrochaeta banda Evans, 1937

Meza banda, the dark three-spot missile, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and mature secondary growth.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

References

  1. Meza at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

Wikidata ☰ Q6826596 entry